I think you need to learn how to backburn if you don't already know how to do it XD Maybe you already do but the post makes it sound like you don't :D
I'm not sure how I think but simultaneously holding a lot of character thoughts in my head (necessary for roleplaying, helpful for writing) can occasionally get interesting.
I'm pretty happy with the way I think, meaning the processes, as they have helped me achieve a thing or two in life and contributed to what I think is a pretty good one. I tend to confront things head on mostly and that requires thought so I'm not really all that keep on inhibiting it...although it would help me sleep sometimes I guess.
Sometimes things need to go on the back burner. Back burned stuff just gets worked through in the background so it's slower than whatever is happening in the foreground but then allows you to get other stuff done (even stupid unimportant things like sleep which is actually apparently critically important and not the waste of time it often feels like).
Yeah, I guess that's what I do when I prioritise some things over others and even lock some away in the dark recesses of my noggin (I have a small pea-sized brain so there's loads of storage area.) In that way I have the ability to focus on what needs attention without tripping over the other stuff. I guess it's effective for me, although doesn't always work.
That's a mood :)
Lol.